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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how does Leaphorn think of the Zuni village?
(a) Beehive.
(b) Ancient.
(c) Enemy.
(d) Bowl-shaped.

2. In Chapter 6, where is Leaphorn planning to sleep?
(a) At the Ramah chapter house.
(b) At home.
(c) In his truck.
(d) In Window Rock.

3. In Chapter 8, why does Leaphorn wait before entering the hogan?
(a) He wants to observe.
(b) Navajo custom and manners.
(c) He wants time to think.
(d) He doesn't think anyone's at home.

4. In Chapter 3, who says that George ran away from the kachina?
(a) Cecil Bowlegs.
(b) Joe Leaphorn.
(c) Shorty Bowlegs.
(d) Ed Pasquaanti.

5. At the end of Chapter 1, what does the Little Fire God see?
(a) A kachina.
(b) A Zuni sorcerer.
(c) A figure with a mask of the Mole Salamobia.
(d) An arrow.

6. What grade in school are the two boys, Ernesto Cata and George Bowlegs?
(a) 8th grade.
(b) 6th grade.
(c) They are in different grades.
(d) 7th grade.

7. In Chapter 3, Leaphorn makes the observation that days that begin badly end badly. What happens to make him think this?
(a) He gets lost going to Shorty Bowleg's hogan.
(b) Shorty Bowlegs is too drunk to talk.
(c) He can't locate George.
(d) He has a flat tire.

8. Who refers to Leaphorn as Navajo fuzz?
(a) Otis.
(b) Young Husband.
(c) Susanne.
(d) Halsey.

9. What drug does Leaphorn ask if Otis took?
(a) Peyote.
(b) Ecstasy.
(c) Crack.
(d) LSD.

10. When does Dance Hall of the Dead begin?
(a) November 30.
(b) December 5.
(c) October 15.
(d) September 25.

11. In gathering up Cecil's clothing in Chapter 9, what does Leaphorn pack in a grocery sack?
(a) A shirt, underwear, and three pairs of socks.
(b) A pair of pants and a shirt.
(c) Underwear and two pairs of socks.
(d) A single shirt.

12. According to Leaphorn's observations, how many men and women live at the commune?
(a) Four men and three women.
(b) Six men and four women.
(c) Three men and five women.
(d) Five men and two women.

13. In Chapter 9, to what culture does the fetish most likely belong?
(a) Hopi.
(b) Zuni.
(c) Navajo.
(d) Shoshone.

14. By the end of Chapter 8, who arrives at the hogan?
(a) Father Ingles.
(b) Cecil Bowlegs.
(c) Ted Isaacs.
(d) J.D. Hightower.

15. In Chapter 2, where is George Bowlegs last reportedly seen?
(a) With Cata.
(b) School.
(c) With Cata's bike.
(d) Home.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Leaphorn find hanging from the hogan blanket rope?

2. What is Leaphorn's clan?

3. What mark is found on both Leaphorn's carryall and his shirt?

4. What distance does Leaphorn stop his truck from the roped-off dig site?

5. Who owns the land where the commune sheep graze?

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